Who are we? - Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion Scheme
Investment Guarantees have been an established and effective foreign trade promotion Instrument of the Federal Government for decades. Investment Guarantees protect eligible German direct Investments in developing countries, emerging economies and former transition countries against political risks. This promotion instrument plays an important role in fostering economic growth as well as in protecting and creating jobs both in the host country and in Germany.
The investment guarantee scheme is managed on behalf of the Federal Government can be found at www.bmwi.de under the search term "Promotion of foreign trade and Investment".
The promotion scheme at a glance
Export
Export Credit Guarantees (Hermes Cover) protect export transactions, in particular in difficult and high-risk markets, against a payment default for commercial / political reasons.
Investments
Investment Guarantees protect direct investments of German companies in emerging markets and developing countries against political risks.
Raw Materials
Untied Loan Guarantees support the external financing of raw materials projects abroad which are eligible for cover and secure the supply of the German industry with raw materials.